Angels Sweep Away Mariners 4-2
by cupie on Jul 10, 2011 3:23 PM PDT
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Print$20 on the Angels to win paid $35.40 ... Mariners heavy underdogs ... King Felix has been uncrowned by the oddsmakers.
Halos or Las Vegas?
Angels are 1 game back of Texas at the All-Star Break.
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I'm a Dapper Dan man, too.
Whatever, dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Jul 10, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
How is he not an All-Star?
I keep looking at the stats and in wins, WHIP, ERA, K/BB ratio he is top-6 in everything. How did they decide this?? Is there a rule (like only 1 starting pitcher per team) that I am missing?
In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Walden
by matthiasstephan on Jul 11, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I gave it to Dan the man.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
On June 12
We lost our 7th of 8 on a homestand.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -.5. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
Coincidentally
June 12 is when I made a wager with moosemastr that Vernon and Torii would both improve for the remainder of the season.
This season turned around June 8th
when Bobby doubled in 3 runs. Even though we lost that game, that was the at-bat when we finally started scoring runs. Aybar tripled in 3 two games later – June 11th – and the Angels won 7-5, scoring more than 3 runs for the first time in 10 games.
Im assuming Haren moves back up to the #2 slot after the ASB
Giving him and Weaver starts against Oakland and games 2 & 3 against Texas
he'll start the game after the ASB.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Haren will start the first game back on Friday
so him not pitching in the ASG is a good thing for the club at least
Angels in 2011!
I was speculating the same...
…unless he really impresses, my guess is he will head back to the minors when Bourjos returns.
they
Should send him to AAA and have him come next year so that he can win rookie of the year award next year while trumbo wins this year
Are you sure he was safe? It looked like an out to the entire statium. Well bad call Blue.
by Alavel on Jul 10, 2011 3:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It doesn’t appear to me Angel management gives a damn about ROY awards. They seem to prefer the process (with few exceptions) of dipping their toe in the majors, then ankle high, then knee high prior to full baptismal immersion.
By then, they have played too many games to qualify for the award.
Beyond the marketing, I agree.
In the pre-game montage, they still show previous Angel award winners (Cy Young, Batting Champ, etc).
just wonder who our 5th starter will be
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Chatwood
The move to SLC was just a roster move. He’s not losing his spot and it’s not needed for over a week.
To much time between starts to need him on the big boys team
I wonder if he is taking care of the catering down there?
I think they wanted to get him some innings over the break.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
oh yeah I forgot
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Trumbo has sure eased the loss of Morales. He’s not quite as good of a hitter (yet), and not as good of a fielder. But, damn! His power has been exactly what this team needs.
Then you go withthe last statement, and keep your trap shut
you know what they say. Loose lips get smacked on first sight.
ALL women are like that...
Women! Can’t live with ’em…
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
The kid???
Which one??
Seriously, if Morales returns to form next year, Trumbo better start working on his outfield skills.
The incentive is BEFORE the contract.
After that , it’s I’m too blessed to stress, too cool to drool, or something like that.
I'm not convinced that Morales' defense exceeds Trumbo's.
The advanced stats are beginning to state the opposite. And I think we should expect impaired defense from Kendrys when he returns.
Another data point: At age 25, with a cumulative 407 plate appearances logged, what did Kendry Morales’ stat line look like?
.253/.302/.435
At age 25, having accumulated plate appearances, Mark Trumbo:
.260/.305/.483
Factor in work ethic, conditioning, and make-up — do we know who will be the better player two years from now?
Looking at his career stats
makes it look like the Angels were moving him up slowly because of the lack of need on the big club.
By the time he would have made it up last season we were out of the picture, and got his reps in SLC
There wasn't room, no, and the organization was right to slow walk Trumbo.
His walk and strikeout totals were scary, not in a good way — and they still are.
But it seems increasingly clear that this guy will hit for average and power, low OBP or no.
And we should all start asking ourselves — “compared to what?” — given the folks the Halos have played at first in past seasons, and given that Morales is not OBP king himself (.338 on his career).
Trumbo’s on pace to his 30 HRs in his rookie season. It’s time for us OBP religionists to start thinking about whether we can swallow the salt for that sort of sugar.
To answer the question, there’s no way to know who will be better in 2 years. Morales may never return to the form we saw in 2009 and last year prior to his injury.
My speculation is if he returns to his anything close to his hitting form, that would be an asset to the team. Where then does he play in the field (unless he’s full time DH)? The only real answer is 1B. That was the position he played prior to the injury. If he was too slow/inexperienced for any other position prior to the injury, he won’t be any better post injury.
So, my guess is he’d be a lock for 1B, which leaves Trumbo without a position. Trumbo can then enhance his value by learning to play an OF position. Scioscia loves guys that make that kind of effort.
The only other options is for one of the 2 to be traded or sent back to AAA.
Barring injury, I don't think the Angels will demote a rookie that hits 30 HRs a season.
Trumbo will probably split time with Morales at 1B, play right field a bit, and Morales will spend a fair amount of time at DH.
2012 is Kendrys’ final year with us, no? I suspect that’ll be a factor as well.
I’d agree they won’t demote rookie that hits 30 HR’s…IF he hits that many. I will be curious to see if the league adjusts to Trumbo. At the moment, he seems to be ahead of the advance scouts.
Beyond all other considerations, I hope Morales can returns somewhere close to form next year. 1 1/2 – 2 seasons away from the game can make a return to form questionable.
Advanced scouting is so endemic and prevalent now, the league was adjusting to him in May.
He’s had some nice hits off of some very good pitchers of late — and they weren’t cheap. It wasn’t for lack of scouting him, I’m sure.
I don’t want to exaggerate Trumbo’s talent — he could bomb out, sure. But there’ve been some positive trends. 15.5% K rate in June, for example, after a 26.1% K rate in April, and a 23.9% K rate in May.
Those are the trends we want to see.
Played some flawless outfiels in SLC last season
He won’t be an Adam Dunn or Reggie Jackson out there.
Being better than Bobby, or Juan, is all I would look for. And then he could correct his faults whit his stick.
I'm just glad that Trumbo isn't a catcher
His bat actually stands a chance to get a fair shake from his manager, even in spite of his glove.
by Suboptimal on Jul 10, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it crazy
to hope that Trumbo goes over to 3rd…people occasionally make the switch and I’d be happy with an infield of Morales, Kendrick, Aybar, and Trumbo.
"Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.
Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works."
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Hell I'd have him put in the work
I don’t see him in the OF, by next year the OF will have Hunter, Wells, Abreu, Bourjos, and Trout (most likely)….if we add Trumbo then that is 6 guys for 4 spots (including DH) and that is too many games on the bench for some of our best players.
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Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works."
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What kind of return can we even get on Bobby?
And would there be anyway we could trade Hunter/Wells (if we eat some of his contract)/do you think it would be a good idea so Trumbo, Bourjos, and Trout can get constant at-bats?
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Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works."
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Yes, no, maybe
It sucks to be in this predicament.
No other team would want Wells, unless he was almost for free.
I don’t see trading Torii. I’m still pissed that we got rid of O.C. I think when we lots him, we lost that voice in the clubhouse that every team needs. Now Torii might be it. He did make some dumb comments earlier, but they are nowhere to be heard now.
Trout is still young. Could use some more seasoning by the looks of it.
So does that mean Trout
Doesn’t come up next year? As much as I like what Abreu is doing, we would be foolish not to have move him. Aybar, Kendrick, AC, Izturis or whoever we have can be the #2 batter. Let Hunter bat thirds Wells fourth with KM and TM batting fifth and sixth. We’d finally have some power throughout the line up.
He's got the second best fielding percentage of any Halos rookie 1B.
Ahead of Wally, and just behind JT.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
The advanced stats like his defense as well.
0.4 defensive WAR since he came up last year.
+4.8 UZR (8.7 UZR/150) over the same span.
Those UZR numbers count him as the second-best defender at first in the AL (behind Adrian G), and the third best in the MLB.
Folks can be (perhaps rightly) skeptical of UZR after half a season, but it was similar benchmarks that had a lot of Angel fans adjusting their perceptions of Morales’s defense when the stats started telling us to look twice.
And dWAR, now that I look at it, is based on Chone Smith's Total Zone.
I’ve been hunting for Total Zone numbers, so it’s nice to have two conveniently available takes on defense from free sources.
Dammit!!!
The A’ss can’t do anything right. They got swept by the Cocaine Cowboys.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Doesn't matter how bad the A's are
Billy Beane will always be a genius.
Likewise, it doesn’t matter how good the Angels are, there will still be Internet Baseball Geniuses, who could do it much better…
No, it's the Halos who win through luck, remember?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I was replying to the "it doesn’t matter how good the Angels are"
but if I were precise. I wouldn’t get no replies.
Doesn't matter how bad the A's are
Billy Beane will always be a genius.
Likewise, it doesn’t matter how good the Angels are, there will still be Internet Baseball Geniuses, who could do it much better…
by Zaius on Jul 10, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Reagins still doesn't know what he's doing
The Angels should be running away with the division. Instead the Angels are still behind Texas in the standings.
50-42 record at the break and a game out of first place, pffft…
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
No doubt we'd be in 1st place right now
If that dope Reagins would have just shown up to the winter meetings on time.
by Zaius on Jul 10, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
AL West team payrolls.
Los Angeles Angels: $138,999,024
Texas Rangers: $91,885,265
Seattle Mariners: $84,865,600
Oakland Athletics: $65,275,500
Smarts only get you so far.
(But dumbshitness can burn away advantage like nothing else.)
Kaz and HGH. Don't know how much Bulger and Stokes made.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Dumbshitting our way to another division championship
If we only had guys as smart as Turk and Subop running the team instead of dumbasses like Scioscia/Reagins/Arte….
I hope you've used "nerd bites dog" elsewhere besides here when discussing that movie.
I liked that.
Whatever, dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Jul 10, 2011 8:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Id steal it, but none of my friends give a shit about that movie.
Whatever, dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Jul 10, 2011 10:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Rangers sweep A's...eh, no biggie
with this 4-game sweep of the M’s. Texas just increases the gap for us too. Two team race is easier to win vs 3 or 4 team race. Just beat ‘em and it’s smooth sailin’ :)
Victor Rojas tweet
“Angels tied club record with 11 wins this home stand (11-2), matching mark set July 6-25,1962. Great homestand!”
It all ends here
I hate the All Star break already
If it comes round near me I’m gonna punch it in the stomach
It all ends here
+1
Why does it have to come when this team gets exciting!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 10, 2011 4:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm gonna punch you in the stomach,
for threatening to punch something in the stomach
I have a secret place, inside my mind, where I keep hidden inspiration you wont find.
by Tapatio Man on Jul 10, 2011 4:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I can live with it this time since Weave's starting and Howie will probably play some of the later innings
maybe there will even be a waldo appearance
That'll do Halos............
That’ll do.
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2011 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Great finish to an exciting month of baseball
21-6 since the beginning of the Four Corners trip. I’ll take that!
~ these atoms are liars
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Tony Regains walked by my brother and I after the game was over
He was on the phone.
He was smiling.
I thought about interrupting whatever he was doing, but alas, my powers were no match. I may have dropped the ball on this one, buys. My bad.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
*guys, not buys.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 10, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from the game
I gave the POTG to Callaspo. 3 for 4 with a run scored and two RBI steaks, not to mention the go-ahead rbi. Without him coming through in the clutch Haren gets robbed of a W.
A few months ago-
I figured the chance of us being in spitting distance of first at the all-star break are about the same as me getting my hair back (been balding since freaking high school, and I’m old enough to have been at the Halo’s first division clinch in 79). Pitching is great to OK, bullpen has seriously improved, batting and slugging are totally improved, and defense is great. I want to see an outfield of Peter and Trout next year. Things are definitely looking up.
I'm sure that none of you feel the same way (ha)
… but I am really excited about the last 70 games! After the emotional roller coaster ride during the first 92, ranging from rage to depression to disgust, this team is looking good. Not perfect, but maybe just good enough to kick enough Ranger butt over the next few months, then cruise into the playoffs with Weaver-Haren pitching over half the games. As long as Tony doesn’t cripple us by sending Fleet Pete or some of our other awesome youngins off for another Kazmir, this team has a shot!
Go Angels!!
first game
In 10 years must say I was happy
Are you sure he was safe? It looked like an out to the entire statium. Well bad call Blue.
by Alavel on Jul 10, 2011 8:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I was looking over at Look Out Landing and they are really vicious to the Angels.
In the gameday thread, Jeff wanted Felix to break Trout’s legs? Someone else said, after Trumbo hit the homer today, that “[He] wanted the Mexican with the broken leg back”.
I understand a rivalry, but to wish physical harm on someone is pretty messed up.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
Think of it this way
LL is a horrible blog… therefore Jeff is a horrible person.
It’s all they have as they are counting the days before the next round of contraction has them marked for destruction.
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
by blast21dave on Jul 10, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Big Splash Over His Last 28 Games
.284 BA .569 SLG with 9 homers, 4 doubles
I just hope he keeps it up after the break. That kind of power, coupled with Trumbo’s scorching bat, would erase the Angels’ perceived lack of offense (which is somewhat deserved, of course).
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
he fell cause he was an idiot....
we will fall unless me walk silently through the valley of curves, adjustments, and lefties…..
Representing Anaheim in the Peoples Republic of China....
by Angel in the hutong on Jul 12, 2011 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
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